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Category: Nuclear Weapons
NUCLEAR WAR — Diplomacy to Stave Off Annihilation
With the last remaining U.S.-Russia missile treaty expiring in February, Chris Wright calls for diplomacy between the two countries to prevent a massive arms race.
Vijay Prashad: To Those Who Died So Young
The early deaths of Patrice Lumumba, Franz Fanon and other African revolutionary leaders underline the brutality of imperialism. If a radical appears to lead a people to sovereignty, the radical cannot be allowed to survive.
ATOMIC BOMBINGS AT 80: The Mystery of the Nagasaki Bomb
On Aug. 9, 1945, as Japan’s high command met on surrender plans, the U.S. dropped a second bomb on Nagasaki killing 74,000 people instantly, a decision that’s never been adequately explained, writes John LaForge.
ATOMIC BOMBINGS AT 80: The Very Un-Christian Nagasaki Bomb
An all-Christian American crew used the steeple of Japan’s most prominent Christian church as the target for an act of unspeakable barbarism, writes Gary G. Kohls.
ATOMIC BOMBINGS AT 80: When Time Stopped in Hiroshima — and When it Was Stolen
The first atomic bomb burst at 8:15 a.m. over the city of Hiroshima leaving its impression on a watch that disappeared 44 years later, reports Joe Lauria.
ATOMIC BOMBINGS AT 80: How US Spies Secured the Hiroshima Uranium
A dark secret behind the Hiroshima bomb is where the uranium came from, a spy-vs.-spy race to secure naturally enriched uranium from Congo to fuel the Manhattan Project and keep the rare mineral out of Nazi hands, reports Joe Lauria.
ATOMIC BOMBINGS AT 80: The Enduring Myth of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
After the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki On Aug. 6 and Aug. 9, 1945, there then ensued a U.S. propaganda campaign to claim the slaughter of more than 200,000 people saved lives, writes John LaForge.
Is BRICS the Way Forward?
After witnessing Cuba’s ailing economy in a recent visit, Asoka Bandarage looks beyond BRICS for an alternative to both authoritarian socialism and neoliberal capitalism.
Our Coverage of the Ukraine War
CN has been ahead of the news on Ukraine, from reporting the coup and warning of nuclear catastrophe as far back as 2015, to news of the war today. Help us to continue our coverage.